The Deliberate Day Podcast | Taming the chaos of big family life for moms of many

Now, this is going to be a treat for ALL our homeschool mommas! 

We have the absolute blessing of chatting with a Catholic Homeschooling and Certified life coach (who ALSO has an excellent podcast named Happy, Holy Mama). 

She's got 7 stellar kids (all homeschooled), she's a wife of 17 years, AND she's devoted her life to helping Catholic families fall in love with God through their relationships and homeschooling life...

Are you intentional about how you run your home?  Or…do things just happen and ONLY when YOU do them?!

Would you like things to run a bit smoother?

Do you need help?  A village?  A little community?

Our next guest is back by popular demand, and she's got some ideas about ALL those things (and we think you'll like them!) 

This isn't just some *expert* who's here to tell you what to do (we have a pretty strict policy ...

 The fact that Mayhem begins with May just seems too apropos...

The end of school is mayhem...our schedules are mayhem...our minds are mayhem...our homes are mayhem... 

Today we're talking with a certified productivity and organization expert, the owner of ClutterLESS, wife, and mom of 4.  

The end of May feels like the end of the marathon…your legs are wobbly, medical attention may be needed…

How can we set up our homes to serve ...

You might think that "Motherhood" and "tranquility" don't belong in the same sentence…

Maybe your reality is so far from "tranquil" that you can't even imagine what that would look like…

But, sweet mommas, What if there were clear, defined steps you could take? 

What if you had a guide to move you towards tranquility? 

What if that guide was a mother of many herself!? 

We're excited to share ...

A few months ago, Brittany was invited to be a guest on the Everyday Parents podcast, and we're SO excited to share it with you!  It's not often that a podcaster is interviewed on her OWN podcast, and getting a sneak peek into the large family life is always fun (even if you have your own large family...maybe ESPECIALLY if you have your own large family)!

• Brittany White (00:32)
• Pregnancies & Births (02:26)
• ...

A few months ago, Brittany was invited to be a guest on the Everyday Parents podcast, and after that appearance, we were super excited to have them on ours!  They share a peek into the life of everyday parents on their episodes…their routines, the things that are special to them, and what’s most important to them…and it really gives insight to what’s working for many other family types.  

• Everyday Parents (00:48)
• Family...

How on earth does a mom dress so many kids?!  Is there a system to make this process simpler and more affordable?!  With Brittany…of course there is!  If just the idea of finding and organizing clothing for all YOUR kids gives you heart palpitations, keep listening momma, because we’ve got you!  

• The Wardrobe System (02:51)
• The Twice a Year Clothing Swap (04:10)
• The Seasonally Simple Wardrobe Swap...Part 1 (11:08)
• Shoppin...

On this episode, we’re back with our favorite Board Certified Behavioral Analyst—Renee Amato— to talk ALL things tickets! 

If you’re new to us…or haven’t followed along on IG…the tickets are a system Brittany developed (along with input from her children and husband) to bring a little fun into their homeschool!

• Tickets 101 (00:54)
• Turning in the Tickets (06:15)
• Adulting Skills (15:22)
• Keeping Track of the Tickets (15:22)
• T...

Community is important in every aspect of life…even in homeschooling.  

This doesn't mean you have to be involved in a co-op or homeschool group in your local area (although that CAN enrich your experience), but it DOES mean that finding your 'people' (either in-person or online) IS important.  

Social media can get a bad rap (many times deserved) but it is a GREAT way to find new ideas, hear differing perspectives, an...

Sweet mommas, We ARE our sisters keepers.

WE (yes…you and I in all our mess and imperfect-ness) are the first line of defense for our friends when it comes to a culture of care for women.

On this VERY podcast, we have shared stories of several women who had reached their lowest lows, and it wasn't a mental health professional who suddenly appeared and popped up to tell them they had a problem (although they WERE a big part of th...

Today, we have the pleasure of chatting with Christina Valenzuela…a wife, mom of four, and the owner and creative director of Pearl & Thistle. 

She offers a unique blend of theology and science to bring better body literacy to Catholics. She's been a certified instructor in the Boston Cross Check™ method of Natural Family Planning since 2013 and her signature course, Cycle Prep, was a 2021 OSV Innovation Challenge finalist....

Today we have a seasoned wife and mother of more than 37 years. She's homeschooled and lived the public school life with her five children and is now the feminine genius behind Wisdom Wellness Coaching and the podcast Cycles and Sanctity. 

She has a heart for teaching women more about their fertility and how our cycles can help us grow in holiness AND she's just recently started a program for women in menopause a...

Have you ever had the experience of God literally putting someone in your life?!  Like, just setting them right there, in front of you, and being like…this is one of your people.

That’s exactly what happened to us with Renee!  

She's a mom of 4, a military wife, and the definition of flexible when it comes to going with the flow...she's moved all around the world and she's just all around hilarious.  

She works with wom...

Grab your favorite cup of something warm and join us as we chat with Kelsey!

• Kelsey Pasquarell (00:12)
• What Led you Into...and Out of...Burnout (01:20)
• The Physical Side of Chronic Stress (04:20)
• Better Patterns (05:50)
• Recognizing Burnout (07:55)
• Where to Begin (10:00)
• Time Management and Burnout for Moms (14:45)
• Recovering from Burnout (22:00)
• The Martha & Mary Secret (24:35)
• Rapid-Fire Questions (38:30)

More from Kel...

If you can believe it...each podcast is supposed to be 20 minutes long.  Of course, it never works out this way (especially when we get talking!). 

This is part 2 of the episode where we discuss our goals for the year!

• Goals Continued (00:30)
• Why Not All the Goals at Once? (24:27)
• The Barns (28:10)

Moms…you SHOULD set goals.  Get moving in the right direction.  If goals are feeling a bit too big now, pick sy...

At this point in our series on goals, mom goals, systems instead of goals, and really ALL things 'mom achievement'...we thought we'd share our approach to goals in 2024 (secretly in the hopes that you would share yours with us)!

• Goals & Temperaments (00:45)
• A Different Approach to Goal Setting (05:05)
• Themes (14:55)
• Goals (18:00)

This is where we’re going to take a pause, and we’ll be back next week!

Before yo...

She’s a wife, a homeschooling momma to 6 beautiful souls, an author, a podcaster, a speaker, an entrepreneur, and a Catholic business coach who teaches women to discern God’s will for their lives and businesses! Can we talk about wearing different hats mommas?! 

AND…she’s coming with the fire today!  Sweet mommas, may we introduce Sterling Jaquith.

• Large Family Life (02:00)
• Creating Systems (07:05)
• Becoming a Scientist (0...

Date nights are VITAL in every stage of motherhood!  Between Kathlees (currently due with blessing #4), Brittany (wrangling ages 4-16), and Tiffany (graduating into older kid and college territory), we’re speaking about how YOU can love your spouse well in every stage of motherhood!



The Catholic Date Night is a membership community of engaged & married couples, and once a month Jesse and Kathleen host a one-h...

Goal setting in motherhood is just…different.  Join us today as we break down a goal (delegating one dinner per week) (from BIG audacious goal right down to little action steps!)

• Foundations (01:11)
• The Big Goal (02:15)
• Mini Goals (03:15)
• Action Steps (03:53)
• Pivoting & Adapting (10:07)
• Anticipating Challenges (13:45)
• Invitation (27:50)

The whole point here is that you can take ANY goal, and the act of breaking ...